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It’s wild to think Western Australia’s indie outfit Pond has been going for almost 20 years now, and their latest record, Terrestrials, is their 11th studio album release. Formed in 2008, these modern psych rock veterans are also closely associated with Tame Impala, arguably Australia’s most successful band since INXS.

Terrestrials promises to be “less Pink Floyd” than the group’s past releases, as they claim to have ditched the effects pedals for a more rock ‘n’ roll focus, with snappier tracks. That said, Pond fans will rejoice that the band hasn’t gotten rid of their usual flair and flamboyance, as opener Skyworks builds up in that exhilarating way that a lot of Pond’s songs do – similar to The Weather‘s 30,000 Megatons, but with an 1980s glam rock edge. Tracks such as this were born to be played on stage, and it’s easy to imagine singer Nicholas Allbrook belting it out in front of a pumped-up festival crowd. In fact, almost all of the record is begging to be plugged into an amp, and punk rock smasher Casuarina, named after a native Australian evergreen tree, is no different. With its punchy guitar riff and bassline, it’s giving T Rex on acid with an anti-capitalist edge.